Wire-uniting mechanism for baling-presses.



"W-JLLYON. WIRE UNITIHG MECHA NISMPOR BALING PRESSES.

PILIGATION FILED-H07. 12,1906.

Patented Sept. 15,

unsre-sn W/TNESSES:

` W. L. LYON. i I p WIRE UNI'HHG' MEGKANISK FOB BLING PRESSES. '.aPP1,xc.4.T; o rusa Nam 172.1905.

Patented sepa 15,1908.y

5 SHEETS-HEEFT 2.

IHHIIIIHHHIIIHHHHHH] WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY.

W? L. LYON. Y WIRE UNITING MECHAHISM FSR BALING PRESSES.

, APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12. 190@ 899,014.

Patented sept. 15, 1908.---

5 SHEETS-SBBET L WITNESSES:

.4 TTORN'EK Unirse STATES OFHQLI und operation, :ind although the press herein shown is of n double-ended type, or that type in which two holes ire siniiiitiineoiisly in process of i'oriniitioii, it will be evident that said improvements nin)v he incorporated in any press employingr or proyided with :i reoipro.

WiLLis L. LYON, 0F PONTIAC, iLLiNois.

= no. s911014."

'alli/:710111 it may concern.' ,e it known that l, 'iLLis L. LYON, a citizen of the. United States, residing :it Pontiac, in the county oi' Livingston :ind State. of lilinois, have iniented a new and useful fire- .Uniiing llcihzinisni for Billing-Presses, of

which the followingt is a specification.

M invention relates to improvements in nmcliiiies ol' ilieclnss described wherein. the mechanism is rendered certain Aiiiideiiieient in operiition, 'both in properly placing the wire about the hole ani' in vforming a secure sind perinzincnt bond.

The iiiiiin oh'eet' of the invention is to pijoduee o device liy the use or einployiuent'of which these advantages iiuiy be obtained.

With this und other ends and objects in View, which ends iiiid objects will readily fippeiii' :is the niiLiire :ind operation of the invention aire disclosed, und hy reference 'to the lifiwings which l'oiin it piiit hereof, iteoi- `ists in the novel eonstiuotion, arrangement, order, disposition, unitn-.1l relationship zuid .leiiiiiiinzitioiis of parts hereinafter described,

illiistigited :ind inl-aimed.

"lntlie accompanying drawings, in which my improvements are. embodied in the best foi'innovii known to nie, l liiive shown them in Connection with only so inucli of a hiding press iis is-:nceessziry to illustrate their action eating; ilunger. fully illustrated in my copending iippliefition `liled February lll, 19Go, Serial No. 301,969. IL will lie further inzinifcst that sonie of the improvements herein shown iind described niu'v he used without the others und in machines dilleiing in construction, type, operation und purpose from the one illustrated in the. accompanying drawings, in wl i ieh i d Figure 1 is u side. elevation of a. portion of u baling press -provided with niv' improvements, seen from the side on which the wire unitinif is located, and which l shell hereinafter designate the proximalside, the parts bein ,in the positions they oeeiipy when the need es are about to' ein-ryl the wire tothe knotting mechanisms; Fig. 2, a similar View,

BEST mienne COPY, i

Specification of'Letters Patent.

gitudinally of t I T he press herein shown is` Winn-onreine monnmsmon BALINGTPREssEsf-f j "ig, 5, ii' top plan of t ie saine; Fig. 6, an elevation of t ic. knot-tying ineclninism,

artly *Patented-Sept., i i i Aupiicaiion ined November 12, 190e. semi No. 343,1(59.

in seetion, sind some of the parts not s own;

Fig. Y, an elevation of the t yii1g\\-'lieel;. igLS, n plan of the large bevel-wheel; F ig. 9, a detail, seen from the side, of the tripping mee iinisin; Fig. 1G, a similar View, Seen from the inside; Fig. 11, a detail, seen from. the edge,

of the. mutilated niiter-wiieel; Fig. 12, a plan of the snnidus; Fig. 13, a vplan of the seg- 'mental gear wheel which drives the vertical shaft, :ind Fig. L14, a detail, show-ing vthe Wwe uniting und cutting devices.

Referring now to the drawings by nimerl als the sinne one indicating the` saine part in the dilferent figures thereof;`y 1 represents hailing press compression chamber ordoox provided with needle-slots 2 in one sideand elongated slotsB in the opposite side thereof.

As shown si. ho er 4 is'loeated eentrallv 1oni FP l 1 n l i S) indicates -tlie inuin driving or pulley wheel, which may derive motion from any' source and from which motion is imparted to the moving or operative parts of the niaehine. It is ixed' to the distal end. of ai transverse shaft l0 joiii'niiled in bearings 11 fixed to the top of the press-box 1, and at its roxinizil end sind shaft carries a beei gear wheel 12, the teeth of which mesh with and impart movement to the teeth 'of a larger bevel wheel 13 looselj.vr inountedon a slisft 14 extending longitudinfill)-v of andperailel with the press box and supported in bracket bearvings 15. The hub of t ie wheel i3 isexended To the upper portion ofthe exten-` press-box, iind through this v hopper the material to be beleid is autonnit-- so .i

'isisf iibf in one direction and its outer end formed into :i piisin 0i' triangiiiurshaped cani 13% see Fivs. 8 51nd 9. l p' ixed tothe shaft 14 is an nnnulus 16 haiiinv' on its faeel und near its eri hery a bOSS` or ug 17. face of the. annulus which is. een tiguous to the end -13 of theewheel dog '19, the i166 l.

l. end of which is held in operi\ ii\ye relation toY said end 13* by means da coil spring 20. Mounted on a Journal 21 seated in bearings 21 in bracketsZQ on the sideof the press- 5 box is a measuring wheel 23 provided 'with a lug or boss 24 on one of its fncd and i-iear its periphery. A portion of 'the w iel 23 prod -Jects through a slot Zinto the `doinpression chamber and contacts the partia'ly formed 10 bale, as will presently be described, Piroted to the lower bracket 22 is a trigger to which is pivoted a rod 27 having,r `at its'jend a pawl 27b for a purpose also hereinafter de- I scribed. Fixed in any desired manner tothe v '-15- vside of the press box is one end of a retractile spring 27, the other -end of which engages -f t e pull -rod 27. Joiimaled on a stub-axle 28 rejecting from a bracket bearing 28?:

Xe to one side of the press box is a wheel 28 20 having on its upper face ratcliets 29. Proj jecting-r'om its periphery at its upper edge are diametrically and oppositely located Ishort tappets 30, and rejecting from its ell {riphery at its lo`wer e ge and at righta'ng es 125 "to the 'teppets 30 are longer tap ets 31. A `-.`coi1 spng encircles the stub-ax e'28 and is .-'held in place by means of a nut 33 and i }.ws,sher 33, the nut being threaded onto its "end.

jFii-lcrnmed a projection 34 fixed to one eide off the press box is a bent tripping lever 4 35, see Fig. I', the lower end of which is adapted tube tripped by the short tap ets 3 0 and ,the upper end of which is adapte( to 4Contact '35 tite-ing 17 on the annulus 16.

vTo ene end of the shaft 14 is fixed by set 'needles 4:2 are also fixed. -Tlie needle shaft V4531sjoiinialed -in bracket hearings 43 fixed preferably to the'side of the ress box.' As shown, ee-ch needle'is forme with an elon- .i ated, broad heel, a. transverse central or ody port-ion anda curved4 end terminating 5 0 in-a point having e.. groove transversely therein' to more securely and positively bring the wire into place. V Fixed to the .needle '"neari its point or .terminah and operating Within the Dress box is a packer arm 42 pro .5,5 jecting in the same directien as does thc ter- Ininaly This arni,` it will beevidnt, sci-ves to bring the wirev diie'ctlyagainst Aor in contact with the baleand in a line thci'e'froni to 'the uniting mechanism. `v60 "'On the upper end oa vertical shaft 44- e' mounted in a bearing 15 on' the proximal Side of the press box is a bevel gear wheel 46, -a segment of the base of which is ciit awav to "iii l y'Maisel-014i i f :form a'iiat portion, see Fig. l1. Theshat 14 carries a mutilated bevel wheel: 47, oi half of the cogs of which are cnt aw: whereby a. projection 4S is left.

47'* indicates an /inteifral hub which lio the wheel 47 fron? displa-ceinent V The n tual cooperation o` the wheels 46 and 47 v presently be, described. The shaft 44A a carries initer wheels 48, one on its up er i tion and the other nearits lower ein wlii wlieelsare held in place by hubs Q formi apartthereof.

v 5U, 5() Vrepresent bed-plates on and which the several parts of the iiitert-wisti Iiiechanisin are nioiinted. Each is secur to the side ofthe' ress box by rectaiigiil projections 51, antljat its outer end each provided with a journal box 52 throu, which the Xjertical shaft 44 passes.

53, 54 (see Fig. 4) are journal box caps, tl

-. ends of which are extender'l to form id 55, 56 for the wire. These extender en' serve a further purpose, later herein d scribed. vMounted in-the bearings formi bylla portion of each bed-plate and b tl eapsabove referred to is a short sha t 5 Fig. 5, a small ortion Vo which is cut awr to forni a cani-s iaped en( 59 F ig. (i. Fixx on the shaft 57 is a spur Wh el 59 which gea. with a twistingpinion 60 'ourniilcd in tl bearings formed by the beu plato and tl guides 55, 56, and. is providedwith a radi slot 6l. On one side of the twisting pinic and integral therewith, but of less diamcte and located beneath the giiide is a twistir roller G2 provided with a radial slot. (l the o )pos-ite side of said pinion indk also i1 tegral therewith is another roller, G4, simili to the roller (i2-and provided with a radii Screwed or otherwise fixed to the roller (i on its outer face is a disk-like shearniemb( 66 rovidod'witli a. radial slot 67. All i saii slots are coincident, or rc fister with eac other. Fixed on the ii per eee of the be plate and iitting snugy against the shea member 66 is n stationary shear member 67* GS indicates a concave throat inthe bed plate, adjacent to the roller 62 niid is pro vided l' or the purpose of permittinga portie: of the wire being( twisted to enter thercintf and to prevent it being;r cnt olf'on thats-idc o the twisting mechanism. Fulcrumed to th journal box 56 and lving alongside the projec tion 51 is n wire-lodliiiig lever 69, see Fi 6 its rear end being provided with a hoo o; catch 7() which periodically engages a wallo the cut-away portion of the cam shaft 58 ii operation, as will presently be related.- Thi rear end of a spring clamping wire or plate '7] -is secured by a screw bolt 72 to the journa box 53 and rejects forwardly, bearing closel) upon the s iear member 6 7 and its termina bent. upwardly to lpermit" the ready admis sion of the wire. o prevent the wire being drawn too far rearwardly I have provided' a stopplate 73 shown as fixed to und on the shear member 67 and the bed-plate; it may howeverY constitute an integre part of the journal be?? cap 53 or be formed in any preferred manner. '74 is a. s )ring siniilsr to that one last doscribed an is tilted to the-bed plate by a. Screw bolt 75. Near its free end it. contacts a pin '76 and its extremity is turned upwardly for the seme. purpose us is the extremity of the' spring 71. Fixed to the' outer end of the shaft 57 is a mitr wheel 771which gears with the ruiter wheel 48.

Journaled in bearings 78 iixed to the distal side of the compression chamber nre ordinarf spools 79 carrying the. hailing wirewhic i asses beneath a shenve 81 seated in bearings '1n brackets S2 fixed to the same side of thev pres box, thence through thelslots k3, thence through and is passed outwardly through the slots 2, thence under the clamping lever 69 and through the rediel slots of the twisting and cutting mechanism, thence infront of the first charge of material, around it and brought beck to said mechanism.

I shall non' proceed to' describe the o )emtion, attention being called to the fact, oreinbefoze stated, that the plunger 5, the cable S'nn'd the drive Wheel 9 may derive motion from env source whatsoever. And although I shallhereinaiter s eeilically doscribe'the timing mechanism s own in the drawings hereto appended and forming a part hereof, it will be evident that said mechanism may be changed or altered at will. wheel 9 being given a revoiution, it will, through the medium ofthe shaft 10 transmit a. full revolution to the`bev'el wheel i2 which is in mesh with the similar but, larger w rcel 13, the resultant speed beingimnmterial. (The Wheel 13 is loosely mounted on the shaft 14). 4

As the bale is forced forwardly by' the plunger. 5, thel count wheel 23 .will at each -stroiie or impulse thereof be given a. partial revolution by reason of its teeth contacting the material inthe press-box, and when n suicient number of cli-arves of material have acted on said teeth the laug will come in contest with and trip the rod 27, the distal "and of whjioh'is in engn'ement with one of the ratchets on thevsrhee 28. The circumference of the Wheel 23 is preferably one half that of the length ofthe bale 6. At each revoiution of the wheel 23 the rod 27 will engage the ratchet wheel 28 to draw it forwardly two notches, of which there are i eight., bringing it into such position that one.

' .the'do f the longer lugs 31 will he contacted by the extension-or arm 'a on the. plunger. which arm will in turn trip the lever 35 und release 19 from engagement with the prism e spring 20 then not on seid dog The drive.A

to dropor forve it into engagement with one of the points-,81 of :he prisnrslfzped shaft 13 to give s revolutie@ to the nnnnius t6, which living died to said shaft by means of its integrali huh 1G esnses one full revolution thereof tti-tiring( the lng l?- into iontar't with the tripping c-rer 35 to release. thv dog from engagement with the prism. time the revolution of the shaft' Hywill give a revolution to thiI mntilsled bevel wheel 47,'

the iirst. onedisalf of 'whih will cause the* crank-ermy 35 which is connected to vand drives the needle .shari to make n onedmlf tertwisting rm`-rhnnisnL nsV .shown host Y nt Fig. 3. At, the instant when the needle is brought. into contavt with .sind xneqlmnisin the teeth of the wheel will have been broughtnronnd to mesh with the teeth of the wheel 4G, and it being ixrd on the shaft 44 will give the miter whe-els 45 :nul thereby the wheels 77 a fui! revolution, which motion or revolution is transmitir-d to the` spur 59ml the cum-shaft, 5S. The mags on the spur lming twice as great in number as those. on the:

pinion 60 with whic'nit mishes, the hitter will be viven two full rei ohitions to one of` the spur and the ends of the wire be given a double turn or twist li reason of snid ends i'lssing within the slots'in said pinion and its 'integral rollers.

It 'will be ex'ident from an inspeetion of Fig. that the lever Uil whirh is fnlvruniml atv Y l GQ will, when the catch thereof is riding the entire portion of the simi:V 5S clump the wires ln the mean@ revolution, which will bring the point' of the 1 needle und thereby the '1re over to the in'v wire muy slip thereover lint Cannot slip lnxek i or esfnpe therefrom h r reason of (he yielding Contact of thtl springr 74 und further by reason of e. niche in its rear pirtion. A charge of heling materiel hein;r then mist into the hop* per will he carried into the compression chmnher where it will lie noted on by the plunger in i' z forward impulse toward that, end of the compression chamber. Il will he evident that Il wire is i wnvs forwnrdlv of snid ehnrfe. 'when n sniiicient number of charges h been foil to and f-nnprossed hy the plunger in be comin-ted by the count` wheel-25 to it- ;i revolution, tlnl lng 14 thereon will trip the rod '.27 to draw the4 ratrhet wheel forwardly two notches ns hereinbefore dest'ribed. This will bring;eth1-petl 31 into position tio be acted on by t-lie'trip 7l in the plunger extension in its backward or return movement to more said wheel 2b' two more notches, whereupon a 'tappet It() will 5 contact and triplhe lower end of the` lever 235 to release tliealogTtWOU-tact a point-8,1

' of the irism 13 to revoli'e the shaft- 14 and bringl ti wires S() and carr \v themv through and across the )ress hoxto the point shown at Fig'. H by dotl lines. It will bentanifest that. the. needle points will pass the twister and shear and that, they will bring the wires beneath the lever 69 and into theeoinciding slots in the rollers, the twisting-pinions and the rotary shear members, thence beneath the clam ing plates or springs 7l, over the stationary shear members and thence over the pins and into the notches thervin hereinbeloul referred to,

2o with the sprinpr 74 resting on the head there-1 of. rl`he operation of intertwisting or knottingr the wires is t'lien proceeded with as prec-cdently described. 'Theoperaiionoffornting the bond requires two revolutions of the wire-twisting mechanism. the wire being severed by the respective rotary and stationarv shear members at the end ot' the lrst one ha f revolution in an evident manner. .lt will be like-wise obvious that the first one-half revolution of the shaft brings the needles l'orwardhr by the action of the crank arms and pitmen, and that the histone-half revolution returns them to their backward position exterior to the press box. It will be further- '35 more clear that the endol' the wire afterhaving been severed will ne held by being looped about the pin 7K5 and by the spring 74, ready for anotheenction thereon ofthe needle.

'Ill sometimes occurs in use that the bedingr 40 material will spring*r hack after being` com pressed by the plunger and before thobule is eomplete. When this happens the material will curr)r the wire hackwnrdly and out of its proper line position with the intertwisting,l

mechanism. To ohviate this I havev provided a packer arm d2 pro'eeting from the needle as shownv at Fig. 3. w rich arm, it will be seen is always in contact with said wire to preserve it in proper line positio \\'hen the plunger is on itsreturn stroke or in its rear position. Y

Although I have herein s c citeally. described and in the drawings siiown the construction and relative arrangement ot the several elements of my improvements, *et I do not wish to be understood as con ning myself to such specific construct-ions and arrangements, it being1 particularly understood that various changes may be made in the de,-

tails of construction, es eeialltty in the timing mechanism, wit-hout departing m'aterially from the general idea involved. i

To s. certain extentV the mechanical advantages of the. present invention-have been sot forth in connection with the statement ofthe 1e needle pe'nts into'contact with the Y purposes andi ejects thereof and the detail description uti the. mechanism; but Concisely stated irie leading benefits secured thereby areas allen-sz- First; Everlamm'enient of the. device is 79 automatic ani-tg requires no attention from an attendant; p

Second: The Tire is. brought from one, to the other side t mhl'ed upon itself or in a loop, -thusz onel of the members of whicltisrqg that w uch is; @waning direct from n. spool or i reel and the c ber is that which 'has been i drawn aronndi e. bale while it was in procv ess of formations;

Third: On.- iznnst machines `which have 30 come under nnrmbservation the'wire, has heen tirs( cnt lto haie lengths. My devies feeds the wirea Emi-n1 an ordinary reel, or continnouslv; f

Fourth: Um the ordinary devices of `this .55 character the lhfmd is tied parti)- by hand and necessitates the emplo 'ment. of a bale tic; in my imm-mitin it. is automatically formed and :e taxehstie is dispensed with;

Fifth: Thei moslim-tire combined parts are p0 positive in theirr ainiingaetion;

Sixth: The Eond of union is doubly twisted and is twrefore safe and secure;

Seventh: My.- improvements hereinbefore described may* .Le attached te any beding press prm'ded with a reciprocating plunger, slightl changes, the. details of construction ,only being,r nec sary.

1l :wing thteset forth the construction and I r operation, the cm1-poses and advantage-s of 19g the. in-rention. :claim as new and desire to secure by Lems Patentthe following, to-

t. A device mi the character described i n eludng an inttzg'red twisting pinion, twisting m rolls and a sllezsx Sternber, said eiements provided with rel tering'slots and immovable with relation t; @sich other.

2. In a deviato of the character described a meehmtisim emmprising a base, s. slotted y twisting wheel means for driviig it., means .fixed to saidl Wheel for severing the beding wire`,and a lows for holding one end of the wire.

3. In a denim@ of the character described ,ug a mechanism; comprising a base, a slotted twisting :reims for drivi f it, means for lsevering tine Tasting Wire, and a lever for holding an em the Wire.

4. In a balie; press,- meehsnism including 12( 'a base, a wim-nte1ttv1stinff Wheel mounted to rotate thereon, and a. loezing lever carried on said hase. Y

In a des-ins of the character described, an intertwiseg mechanism comprising @7131 lmse, a twisimgg 'wheel jom'naied in hearings thereon, saith Wheel provided with a radial slot', means Een -rn'ring said wheel, a wire'- c-utting member ixed to said wheel fand adapted to mentire therewith, s. st,ationary 13,1

mounted on said shaft. a wire-twisting Wheel! journnled in other hearings on said base, the/ caps of said bearings extended to form '.vircguides.

7. In n device of the character described, a, shaft, a base on which it is mounted in bear ings, means for driving seid shaft, :m'cnd thereof constituting a cam'. and n wir -leckmg lever udn ted to be actuated by said cem. S. ln a bn lng press, mechanism including -a base., an intertvifisting wheel mounted to rntntfc thereon, n. wirelocl-cin`r lever and/,a spring adapted to hold fin end of the wire, said lever and springboth supported on 'sei'.lybase.

9. A device of the character described including a twisting pinion and a rotary shear member act-usted thereby, both provided with coincident radial slots, said members immovable with relation to each other.

10. A device of the character described comprising a twisting pinion, fi rotary shear lncmhcr actuated thcrel) v./ both provided with coincident, slots, and/both being imf moVnblewith relation tobnch other and n Stationary shear member fixed to the base.

1l. In n. device of the charactcr described, mechanism comprisingr n base. n slotted twisting pinion, menus actuated'then-lig.A for severingr the wire, a chnnping lever, means for actuating it, and retaining springs for guiding and holding.r said wire.

l2. In a device ofthe character descritmd. mechanism comprising a buse, n slotted twisting4 pinion,` means actuated thcreb v for severing the'ivirc, n clamping lever, a cam shaft hv -which it is actuated, and springs 'adapted to guide sind hohl said wire.

13. In n device of the character described, mechanism comprising n base. a slotted twisting pinion, means for severing 'the vx-irc, a clamping lever, means for periodically operating it, a. stop plate, and retaining springs adapted to guide, sind engage said wire.

14. A device of the character described including a buse,a twisting mechanism cnam' prising a rotary wire-twisting pinion seated in bearings therein. a rotary s leer member xed to said pinion, said pinion and shear member provided with registering radial slots, and a stationeryv shi-sr member fixed to the base, said base being provided ritira throat adapted to receive the bulge of tde wire beine,r twisted.

l5. tire-twisting and severing mer-henism for a device of the charm-ter described' comprising nn integral pinion, twisting rollcrs ou each side thereof, and :i shear men ber fixed to onc. of said rollers, ull of said elements provided with registering radial slots and immovable with relation to each other.

1G. Xi'irtLt-.vistinlq and Severn.; mechan ism for a'devicc of -the ,charac-ter described comprising: a base, ii slotted pinion mounted in bearings thereon. twisting rollers on each side thereofV provided with radial slots, a.

provided xvih n slot' registering withv the 'n base, ntwisting-piniou jourmilcd in bearing vpillows therein. cups for Suid illows, their ends projected to form wire-gui: cs, and n twisting-miler on erich side of the pinion.

19. ln a. device of the churncter described. a base, n twisting-pinion joiunulcd in bearing pillows forming a purt thereof, caps for said pillows, secured 'to theI baise. :md their furward ends rojectcd to-forru mirc-guides, a twistingv rollir on cach side of said pinion, a. rotary shcnr mcmhcr lixcdto one of said rollers, said rollers. pinion sind shear member provided with coincident slots and suid'base provided ith a throat in which tho bulge of the wire being: twisted is adnptcdto lie.

2t). In combination in n. device of the character d cscrihcd, n prcss-box, a conn-twheel projecting through its side and alla tcd to he nctuntcd h v the' hailing nnitcristia -lug,r thereon. ai pull-rod nihiptcd to ,he natual cd thc rchj', und u. ritt che! faced wheel adapted to be. `given a pnrtinl rotation by said pull-rod. i

2l. In combination in n device of the character described, n. press-box, a countwhecl projectingr through its side and ada tcd to be actuated hy the billing materia. a lug thereon, a. pull-rod adapted to be actuated thereby, n ratchet faced wheel zidaptd to be given a partial revolution by said rod, long und short tnppcts on said Iwheel, u. lever adapted to hc actuated by the lat-ter, an arinulus, n spring actuated dog thereon ada. ted

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to be tripped by said lever, a cam-smit v 70 shear member fixed toune of said rollers and.

23. The combination in a'device of the character described, of a count-wheel, a ratchet faced vtappet-wheel, intermediate means whereby the latter is given intermittent rota-ry motion by the former, 'a plunger arm adapted also to impart iiitermii tent rctary motion thereto between the periods when it is acted on by said intermediate means, a shaft longitudinally of the pressbox, a bevel wheel loosely mounted thereon, its hub extended to forni amm or prism, an annulus mounted on said shaft, means for actuating it, a dog on the annuhis and means for throwing it into and out of engagement with said cam.

24. The combination in a device of the character described, of a count-wheel, a ratchet-faced tappet wheel, intermedia-te means whereby the latter'is given intermittent rotary motion by the former, a plunger' arm adapted to impart intermittent rotary motion thereto between the periods :itwhich it is acted onbv said intermediate means, a. shaft longitudinaily of the press-box, a bevel wheelloosely .mounted thereon, its hub extended to form a cani or prism, means for diiving it, an annulus on said shaft, a dog thereon, and a tripping lever actuated by the tappets for throv ing it into and out of gear with said cam.

25. The combination in a device o the character described, o f a count 1a'lieel, a

ratchet faced ta pet Wheel," intermediate means Awhereby t e latter is giveninterinittent rotary motion by the former, a plunger arm adapted to give intermittent rotaiy inotion thereto between theperiods at which it is acted on b f said intermediate means, a shaft longitudinally of the press-bo:r.'a bevel vwheel loosely mounted thereon, its hub extended to form a cam or prism, means for driving it, an anniilus on said shaft, a dog thereona tripping lever actuated b the tap ets for throwing it into and out o gear Wit .said cam, a mutilated bevel Wheel on said shaft, a bevel wheel in gear therewith, a

vert-ical shaft driven thereby, a linotting mechanism,- and means carried oli 'said ver; 'tical shaftfor actuating it.

26, The combination in a device of the :character described, ot a c ountavheel, a.

ratchet faced tappet wheel, intermediate means whereby the latter is givenintermittent' rotary motion by the former, a plunger arm adapted to give Jnteriiiittcnt rotary motion thereto between the periodsat which it is acted on by said intermediate means,a shaft longitudinally of the press-box, a bevel wheel loosely mounted thereon, its hub extended to forni a cam or prisin,'ineans for driving it, an annulus, a dog thereon, a trip-v ping lever actuated-by the tappets for throwing it into and out of geai'avith said cani, a mutilated bevel wheel on said shaft, a vertical shaft, a knott-ing mechanism and means carried on and driven by said last named Ashaft for operatingl it.

27. The combination in a device of the character described, of a count Wheel,a.

ratchet-faced ta pet Wheel, intermediate means njhereby t ie latterv is given intermittent rotary inotion by the former, a plunger arm adapte` `to give intermittent rotary motion theretov etween the periods at which it is acted onQb said intermediate means, a

shaft longitudinally of the press box, a bevel wheel looselyjiriounted thereon, its hub -ex tended to forrrricani or prism, means foi` drii-ing it, an an 'uhis a dog thereon, a tripping leveractuate -b itlie tappe-ts for throwing it into and out o kearnitli sind cam, a

t. l mutilated bevel wheel on said shaft a vertical shaft, a knotting i echanisin, means carried'on and by .said last`nained shaft lfor actuating it,'a iieedle-slni-ft-aiid means inter? mediate it and the iist naiiiedfsliaft `for imparting an oscillating inotioiilto the needle.'

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto 'set inyjliand this 13th day of October, A. D. '1906.

lVitnesses: L. M. RicHAnDs C. S. RICHARDS.' f

WiLLis nLvoiv, 

